[MD] The difference between a Monet and a finger painting

[markhsmit]

On Jan 24, 2010, at 6:11:37 AM, "X Acto" <xacto at rocketmail.com> wrote:
[Mark]
Why does matter have the nature where it is capable of absorbing energy and
converting it?  This is a philosophical question because although one can
say "that is just the property of matter", this leaves us humans wanting. 

Ron:
Matter is energy...reducing the question to "why is there energy."
why does existence exist? to simplify the querey.
Is asking "why does existence exist" meaningful?
Rather than "how does existence exist"? Asking "why"
points to a psycological need for reason, one that myth
and theology supply and apply to the unknowable dynamic.
Asking why is asking to define the indefinable..betterness is 
relative, leaving it meaningless in any sort of definable sense.
Krimel makes a good point.

Hi Ron,
Science asks why all the time.  That is how we make discoveries.  Your iPod is
a product of Einstein's asking why.  I think asking why is highly useful, whether
you and Krimel believe so or not.

It is not asking why energy exists, it is asking why it manifests itself
in the way it does.  This is the basis for Quality in MoQ.

But, thanks for your opinion.

Mark